Excerpted from the BBC News The worst could be still to come in the Covid-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned, six months on from when the outbreak began. WHO head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the virus would infect...
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Excerpted from The Seattle Times by Hal Bernton Spring brought a wave of cancellations that shut down professional baseball, basketball, concerts, movie theaters, youth sports, school plays, camping in state parks and all sorts of other events to...
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Excerpted from University of California San Francisco by Nina Bai As states reopen from stay-at-home orders, many, including California, are now requiring people to wear face coverings in most public spaces to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Both...
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Excerpted from ABA Banking Journal In a letter to House leadership today, the American Bankers Association expressed its opposition for H.R. 5332. Introduced by Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.), the Protecting Your Credit Score Act of 2020 is...
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Excerpted from The Dallas Morning News by Robert T. Garrett Gov. Greg Abbott sternly warned Texans of “rampant” spread of coronavirus that took the state to a new high Tuesday of more than 5,000 new cases in a single day. Saying Texans should...
Read More Excerpted from Lexology by Littler Mendelson PC Between June 17 and June 19, 2020, four counties in Texas issued orders mandating that businesses develop and implement a “Health and Safety Policy” that requires all employees or visitors to wear...
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Excerpted from The New York Times by Sandeep Jauhar As stay-at-home orders ease and cities reopen for business, many doctors and hospital administrators are calling for a quick return of health care to pre-pandemic levels. For months now, routine...
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Excerpted from The SHRM Blog by Dr. David Parker The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted every aspect of our lives. An unforeseen consequence that the pandemic has revealed is disparities regarding inclusion and belonging. As businesses explore...
Read More Excerpted from Lexology by Akerman LLP As states start to lift restrictions and allow people to “return to work,” companies are left to grapple with the specifics – the when, where, and how. The decisions to be made are not merely operational...
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Excerpted from JD Supra by McGuireWoods LLP Virginia temporarily grabbed the media’s attention away from the coronavirus on May 21, 2020 when Gov. Ralph Northam signed a bill decriminalizing simple possession of marijuana under state law. While...
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Excerpted from The Business Journals by Jayde M. Ashford As employers across the nation contemplate return-to-work protocols, many have concerns that employees with preexisting conditions may be in danger if they return to work and are exposed to...
Read More Excerpted from JD Supra by Fisher Phillips Claiming that her employer prohibited her from wearing a face covering at work despite federal recommendations and local orders that such coverings should be worn by employees, a Texas cook just sued the...
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